A security guard who was injured on Christmas Day by a patient at a Wyoming, Minn., emergency room has died, authorities said.
The guard, Andrea Merrell, 43, of North Branch, died as a result of injuries sustained during the Thursday incident at M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, according to a press release from Wyoming Police Chief Neil Bauer on Saturday.
A 35-year-old Chisago City man is being held at the Chisago County Jail in connection with the death, Bauer said.
Police gave the following details about the incident:
At 5:23 p.m. Thursday, the Wyoming Police Department was called to the medical center on reports that a 35-year-old man had assaulted a security guard at the hospital and had run away from the emergency department after being placed on a hold.
Officers found the man in the parking lot, where he was allegedly non-compliant and physically resisted the officers for a prolonged time before he was taken into custody.
The security guard was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul for treatment and later died, police said Saturday.
“It is with deep sadness that we confirm the hospital security guard involved in the incident, Andrea Merrell, age 43, of North Branch, Minnesota, has passed away as a result of injuries sustained during the incident,” Bauer said in his statement. “The Wyoming Police Department extends its sincere condolences to Andrea Merrell’s family, loved ones, and colleagues, as well as to the staff of M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center during this extremely difficult time. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic loss.”
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